A UK power station that has received billions of pounds in government subsidies has failed more than once to report it burned wood from primary forests, BBC News has found. Drax Power Station, which burns wood pellets, is required to report where it sources its wood and whether it is from natural, previously untouched forests.

Environmentalists have raised concerns over news that wood-burning power station Drax will continue to receive subsidies but welcomed a reduction in payments. The Government has announced that from 2027,

Ed Miliband is poised to announce billions in new subsidies for wood-burning power plants to prevent Britain losing a critical source of electricity.

The government has agreed a new subsidy arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station in north Yorkshire.

Ed Miliband has agreed to hand an estimated £2bn of taxpayer subsidies to a controversial wood-burning power station operated by Drax...